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Elections / 2012 · President · CO

Barack Obama carried Colorado D+5.4.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Colorado, 2012. The state ran 1.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally).

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

Colorado result
2,571,846 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,323,102
51.4%
Romney (R)
1,185,243
46.1%
All others
63,501
2.5%
Margin
D+5.4
2012 presidential election
Colorado, 2012
ObamaD+5.4
2012 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, CO · D+16.8Alamosa County, CO · D+16.5Arapahoe County, CO · D+9.9Archuleta County, CO · R+17.7Baca County, CO · R+51.9Bent County, CO · R+13.4Boulder County, CO · D+41.8Broomfield County, CO · D+6.0Chaffee County, CO · TiedCheyenne County, CO · R+65.6Clear Creek County, CO · D+12.0Conejos County, CO · D+9.2Costilla County, CO · D+48.7Crowley County, CO · R+25.9Custer County, CO · R+33.9Delta County, CO · R+39.5Denver County, CO · D+49.2Dolores County, CO · R+42.2Douglas County, CO · R+25.8Eagle County, CO · D+14.9El Paso County, CO · R+20.4Elbert County, CO · R+47.0Fremont County, CO · R+31.7Garfield County, CO · R+5.0Gilpin County, CO · D+16.4Grand County, CO · R+7.0Gunnison County, CO · D+19.6Hinsdale County, CO · R+20.7Huerfano County, CO · D+8.2Jackson County, CO · R+45.3Jefferson County, CO · D+4.9Kiowa County, CO · R+68.1Kit Carson County, CO · R+52.6La Plata County, CO · D+9.2Lake County, CO · D+24.4Larimer County, CO · D+5.8Las Animas County, CO · D+2.7Lincoln County, CO · R+49.6Logan County, CO · R+38.0Mesa County, CO · R+32.4Mineral County, CO · R+8.2Moffat County, CO · R+54.6Montezuma County, CO · R+23.2Montrose County, CO · R+36.8Morgan County, CO · R+25.0Otero County, CO · R+9.0Ouray County, CO · D+5.2Park County, CO · R+14.7Phillips County, CO · R+46.3Pitkin County, CO · D+38.0Prowers County, CO · R+35.2Pueblo County, CO · D+13.9Rio Blanco County, CO · R+64.0Rio Grande County, CO · R+8.0Routt County, CO · D+15.6Saguache County, CO · D+30.7San Juan County, CO · D+10.7San Miguel County, CO · D+43.2Sedgwick County, CO · R+34.5Summit County, CO · D+24.7Teller County, CO · R+32.4Washington County, CO · R+62.1Weld County, CO · R+12.7Yuma County, CO · R+54.7
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic51.4%1,323,102
Mitt RomneyRepublican46.1%1,185,243
OtherAll other candidates2.5%63,501
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 2012
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+16.8%
100,64970,972176,893
Alamosa CountyD
+16.5%
3,8112,7056,715
Arapahoe CountyD
+9.9%
153,905125,588285,516
Archuleta CountyR
−17.7%
2,6793,8726,734
Baca CountyR
−51.9%
4671,5592,106
Bent CountyR
−13.4%
8151,0751,942
Boulder CountyD
+41.8%
125,09149,981179,499
Broomfield CountyD
+6.0%
16,96615,00832,865
Chaffee CountyD
+0.2%
5,0865,07010,462
Cheyenne CountyR
−65.6%
1728891,093
Clear Creek CountyD
+12.0%
3,1192,4305,743
Conejos CountyD
+9.2%
2,2131,8354,101
Costilla CountyD
+48.7%
1,3404461,837
Crowley CountyR
−25.9%
5359241,502
Custer CountyR
−33.9%
8681,7882,715
Delta CountyR
−39.5%
4,62210,91515,925
Denver CountyD
+49.2%
222,01873,111302,418
Dolores CountyR
−42.2%
3348591,245
Douglas CountyR
−25.8%
61,094104,397168,084
Eagle CountyD
+14.9%
12,7929,41122,668
El Paso CountyR
−20.4%
111,819170,952290,175
Elbert CountyR
−47.0%
3,60310,26614,178
Fremont CountyR
−31.7%
6,70413,17420,416
Garfield CountyR
−5.0%
11,30512,53524,408
Gilpin CountyD
+16.4%
1,8921,3463,338
Grand CountyR
−7.0%
3,6844,2538,187
Gunnison CountyD
+19.6%
5,0443,3418,667
Hinsdale CountyR
−20.7%
229353600
Huerfano CountyD
+8.2%
1,9531,6463,723
Jackson CountyR
−45.3%
216600848
Jefferson CountyD
+4.9%
159,296144,197311,052
Kiowa CountyR
−68.1%
118677821
Kit Carson CountyR
−52.6%
8382,7853,702
La Plata CountyD
+9.2%
15,48912,79429,308
Lake CountyD
+24.4%
1,8391,0983,040
Larimer CountyD
+5.8%
92,74782,376180,180
Las Animas CountyD
+2.7%
3,4453,2636,862
Lincoln CountyR
−49.6%
5521,6872,287
Logan CountyR
−38.0%
2,7126,1799,124
Mesa CountyR
−32.4%
23,84647,47272,947
Mineral CountyR
−8.2%
291344650
Moffat CountyR
−54.6%
1,3304,6956,168
Montezuma CountyR
−23.2%
4,5427,40112,318
Montrose CountyR
−36.8%
6,13813,55220,130
Morgan CountyR
−25.0%
3,9126,60210,777
Otero CountyR
−9.0%
3,6474,3828,192
Ouray CountyD
+5.2%
1,6461,4813,202
Park CountyR
−14.7%
3,8625,2369,366
Phillips CountyR
−46.3%
5881,6372,265
Pitkin CountyD
+38.0%
6,8493,02410,075
Prowers CountyR
−35.2%
1,5193,2304,863
Pueblo CountyD
+13.9%
42,55131,89476,419
Rio Blanco CountyR
−64.0%
5682,7243,369
Rio Grande CountyR
−8.0%
2,4782,9185,533
Routt CountyD
+15.6%
7,5475,46913,317
Saguache CountyD
+30.7%
1,8659642,932
San Juan CountyD
+10.7%
266212506
San Miguel CountyD
+43.2%
2,9921,1544,256
Sedgwick CountyR
−34.5%
4198811,338
Summit CountyD
+24.7%
9,3475,57115,312
Teller CountyR
−32.4%
4,3338,70213,473
Washington CountyR
−62.1%
4682,0762,591
Weld CountyR
−12.7%
49,05063,775116,291
Yuma CountyR
−54.7%
9873,4904,577